Writing-machine.



E. B. LHESS. fWRFH NG MACHINE. APPLICATION FlLED Aue.5. 1901.

Patented July -6, 1915.

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WITNESSES.

Kay/TOR a ATTORNEY E. B. HESS.

WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Auafi, 1901.

1,M;5;,@1 7 Patented July 6, 1915.

5 SHEETSSHEET 2- WIT/1 58858:

E@ B. HESS.

WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG 5, 1901.

L 14 :5 1 70 Patented; July 6, 1915.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 3- WITH/E8858:

E. B. HESS.

WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.5, 1907 LM5,1 7Q Patented July 6,1915.

5 SHEETSSHEET 4- WITNESSES:

. E. B. HESS.

WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.5. I907.

Llgg m 7s, Patented. July 6, 1915.

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another means of positively driving TYPEVVRITEB, GQMPANY, ENG, NEW YORK, l '3? A CGBPQRATIGN G1? NE'W YQZR-i wmwme-iie Appficacionfiied August 5, 1937.

To all wiwm it may concern:

Be i: known that I, EDWAne a borough of Brooklyn, city and State of New York, have invented certain improvements in Yh'iting-Mnchines, of which the foil-owing is a specificaiion.

ihis invention relates to the paper feed devices of a typewriting machine and soon prises certain improvements on paper feed devices suoi'n in Letters Patent No. 8G1,9?8 granted July 30, 1907.

In the accompanying drawingz-Figure 1 is a detail plan View showing feed rolis and a pan adapted to cooperate with a cylindrical platen: 2 is an end View thereof: Fig 3,n"detai1 horizontal sectional View showing the manner of mounting the front feed r011: Big. 4-, an end eievation; partly in section, similar to Fig. :2, flidSi i'aiifig ii modification in the structuee: 5, a 52-2 tail View showing a manner of positively driving both the front and rear feed 1 0313 showing the'pan or paper support leea e beiween the front and: rear iY-JSili FOBS as composed of a series of freely revoiubie T055: 7, a detail (en-(i. elevation shewi; 3

the front and rear feed IOiiS f2 n1 the piaten: S, a summi- View snow M '-"1ei' means of so driving $21161 roiis:

i plan View with the iil lfin. bi "g. 10, an end eiev, i.

of throwing of? ihe feen liview sh e nominee, margin paper elm I cietaii transverse sec coniinodaifie the seveini etiers Eater-an Pa -L anne. 11133;

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lane in which the :1 ms of the faint-en lies 1 res ectiveiy front and rear of a "e U I piane pi i through said axis. The of the r011 are in a frame comprisi. g n emepiates d set up on and; cen-- Joe iron: and F622" l'eed or pressure Polls 15 curved "be 'eonfei'm to ihe conteu'r of the piaiem zifleeii of the end frame plates 03 has a pie S iI-ihT L or ing" a! and e) ,o wnieh is appheo a (zoned spring (43 verincaiiy disposed and attached at its upper end to the eye of a threaded eye bolt passing through a fixed pare or plate (5? ehe carriage frame and having applied to its end an adjusting nu 6Z he pint-e :5 may be rigidly attached to any epprogn'inte port of the frame of the carriage. The ioeaeien of the projecting pin {i is de signed %0 he a'boni ihe cen ver of 332:1 -53y fz'mne anrl ihe reaction of the springs to inziinain both rolls in eonteet (ice ofi'ne platen! Extending between sicie pin? s of ihe cairriege befine i is a t ansi'ei'se rm e iying e or "aeaween jaws in the meme oressnre be exerted r bnx spectively, to the plate:

*Zo preserve ifiize relation retiie frent and rear roiis l. The paper feede -and guiding es'iees midi ineiefox'e, be propei'iy neas flioarting, or as being loosely a; having such universality of as to adjust ibseif and mein'iein :& of boih the front and ith the paper intervening heme-en zen; a 6: yet both roiis may the same e: nt, n10: awn? "from the jizi-ien depression of i sin 1 snppor'eed. frame. The manner in 'Wizii' i may be so de oresseti is here. ('ieseribeei. The front e of zhe u: %ion a; is slotted as a a r i N j sect fine ix'ent roii 1S diviciefi conditions of use, the frame is if] and Bio the same or sub ingshoivn. Between adjacent ends of these roll sections, the edge of the pan extends forwardly around the platen as seen at a (Figs. 1 and 2). The rear roll is shown a 5 composed of two sections and the shaft thereof is indicated as mounted in open bearings in thefranie plates d. The sections of the front roll may be mounted as follows. The middle frame section (Z has an open 153 bearing to receive the circular reduced central part b of a hub whose opposite sides are recessed to receive the stud end I) of the sections Z1 of the shaft of the rolls. The opposite or outer ends of the shafts are ro spectively recessed .to receive the reduced end or pintle IX of a screw bolt 7) working in the end plates (Z of the frame. The roll sections 1) are loosely mounted on the shafts 71 and are spaced by sleeves Z) loosely enveloping the shafts. The roll sections are, therefore, designed to be independently revfoluble and yet may revolve together should there be sufficient binding of the rolls be tween the sleeves or of the rolls upon their shaft since, the rolls, shafts and sleeves are all designed to be independently revoluble. Fig. 11 shows a construction similar to Fig. 1 except that the parts a of the pan projecting between the roll sections Z) are divided by slots thus giving the front edge of the pan a greater degree of fiexibilitygvhich .is desirable since it is designed that the front edge of the pan shall lie very closely adjacent the revolving face of the platen. In Fig. 2, the shaft 0' of the rear feed roll is, provided at one end with a toothed pinion c with which engages a gear concentric to and turning with the platen P. The .depth of engagement of the teeth is such as to permit desired depth of depression of the feed roll without the teeth passing out of engagement.

In Fig. 8 there is shown a similar toothed pinion 6 on the shaft of the front feed roll, ,nieshing with the gear 0 turning with the platen. In this case there should be either gears 0 b ateach end of the platen, or, the shaft of the front feed roll should be con tinuous. In Fig. 8, the plates 65 are shown as further tied together by transverse rods (Z Such tie rods may be usedln any of I, the constructions shown in the drawings.

In Fig. 5 the roll shafts are each provided with a sprocket wheel 6', e over which passes an endless sprocket chain 6 In Fig. 7, the front feed roll is driven from the toothed pinion of the rear feed roll by intermediate gears e, e, e, the last of which gears with the pinion 7) on the front roll shaft. In all cases, the parts are so related and proportioned that the surface speed of the feed or pressure rolls is the same as that of the platen.

In Fig. 6, the paper pan lying between the front and.rear feed rolls is shown t5 composed of freely revoluble cylinders or rods turning in hearings in the frame plates d. At the front, however, adjacent the front feed rolls there is a plate ,f forming the extreme front of the pan and adapted to occupy the same relation to the rolls and platen as is indicated at a in Figs. 1 and 2. a

Fig. 4 indicates the paper pan comprising the revoluble rods In addition to the lug or projection cl, to which is applied the coiled reaction spring (Z there is a second similar lug (Z on each of the end frame plates (Z in front of the transverse uide rod 6 and to each suchUug is applied a coiled spring (5 attachedho an adjustable thrdaded bolt such as already described corresponding with that to which the spring 03 is attached.

As seen in Figs. 9 and 10 there is at the right hand end of the rod 6 outside of the end plate of the carriage a cam plate or I )ro'ection if and on the side alate is aivoted at {1' a hand lever 7 in theform of a bell lcranlrfilever, the long upwardly extendlng arm of which has applied to it the usual finger piece and to the somewhat horizontally disposed shorter arm of which there is applied a roller g adapted to work against the projection g so that when the lever is rocked into position shown in the dotted lines the cam plate 9 will be depressed until its surface is at right angles to a line passing through the point of contact hetween it and the roller and the axis 9', in which position the parts will remain when the lever is released. On the shaft 6 adjacent each end of the platen is fixed a radial arm in that extends rearw'ardly over the projections 03 on the end frame plates (Z; and, when the shaft 6 is rocked by depression of the cam plate 9, the arms 71. come in contact with the projections d and depress the roll frame. In Fig. 9, the parts marked a, i are merely hearings, on some fixed part of the carriage, for the shaft 6. v

Above the axis of the platen, and preferably in rear of the platen and extending between the side plates of the carriage, is a shaft 7' square in cross section. Near each end of the shaft is a forwardly projecting arm 7" to which is attached the upper end of a coiled. spring j whose lower end is secured to-a projection y' from the side of the end plate. The reaction of, these springs tends to hold the shaft in normal position, the movement of the arms 7" being limited by stop plates on the side plates of the carriage. At the right hand end of this square shaft there is fitted av crank arm is (Fig. 10) having in its end a laterally projecting pin )t" which extends into the path. of the finger lever g When, therefore, that lever is moved as indicated in dotted lines to depress the roll 'i rame, the shaft is also rocked to thereby move away from the platen the margin paper clamps mounted thereon as seen in Figs. 1:2, 13 and 14; and all the parts \v1ll so remam 1n inoperative position until the finger lever is positively pushed rearwardly.

The. margin paper clamps comprise forwardly extending arms embracing'the front of the platen and carrying pressure rolls m in rear of which there is clearance space m for the sheet which passes upwardly over the rear part m of the margin clamp frame which embraces the square rod The margin clamp may, as shown, he formed of sheet metal which at the rear, is turned down at each side, forming ears on having concentric circular openings embracing the square shaft 7'. Between the shaft and the top part of the' clamp is interposed a bent plate spring 0 whose ends 0 lie in slots in the ears m. This general construction provides for ready adjustment of the margin clamps longitudinally of the bar, they being held in any position to Whichthey be set by frictional pressure of the springs 0. When the shaft is rocked, as described, both margin clamps will be elevated and in any position of the shafteither margin clamp may be positively turned by the operator upon the shaft to throvv it up and rear- Wardly out of position, if desired. Margin paper clamps somewhat resembling those described, capable of the same manipulation and behavior and mounted upon a rotatable square or angular shaft are shown and again, as comprising the parallelplates d.

The frame plates 0) are slotted and re--v cessed to receive the guide shaft 6 about which they mayrock and on which they are vertically guided. A scale and alining bar normally below the line of print, is

supported at its ends in arms (7' pivoted at their lower ends to a rocking lever 7* turning on a transverse shaft 1" extending between the side'plates of the machine. A spring (1 connects each of the arms 9 with its lever r at each end of the carriage) and by' their reaction tend to draw the scale baragainst the face of the platen. When the lever 7 is rocked so as to move its front portion upwardly, the scale bar Will be car ried to the line of print. The margin prel sure devices are rolls 8 carried in .the upper ends of vertically disposed arms a mounted on a rocking shaft t shown as a square shaft turning on trunnions t. Attached to this shaft near each end is a vertically extending c at each side of the machine and will carry projection or bracket 10 and to vertical posts 21/ mounted in the upper face of the square shaft at the ends, outside said brackets, are applied springs 20 tending by their reaction to draw the posts rear "ardly and cause the margin clamp roll a to bear against the face of the platen. lhe levers r at the right hand end of the platen may consist of the iorizontal forwardly projecting part to which the arm 9" is pivoted, a rearwardly extending horizontal part 7* the end of which extends upwardly as at r and a central. arm 1" extending vertically upward from the axis 7'' and terminating in finger piece a. The corresponding lever at the left hand end of the platen may however terminate at the point rrarlred in Fig. 15. The parts a of both levers have forwardly projecting lugs 1* which come in contact with the square shaft 5' above its axis so that reaction of springs 11. will act upon the parts 1' of the levers and tend to maintain them in normal I position. Springs r may however be connected tolug's on the under face of the bar If and. to the upright part 4*" of the lever. At each end of the carriage there is a forwardly extending lever arm a turning about a transverse shaft 1) mounted, as are all the transverse shafts, in the carriage end plates. The front ends of the arms 71 act upon the rear faces of the projections a on the-shaft t. Preferably, as shown, the front ends of these lever arms are formed by rollers 0 A spring V for each arm 02., is applied around the she t 'v and serves to maintain it normally, elevated..- Extending downwar ly from each of the arms 1) is projecting arm 7; having on outer face at or near its lower end adjustable ocean-- trically mounted projection a which lies immediatelyiabove the upturned end a of the lever a. Below and in the path of each arm o are lateral pins or projections 10, w on the enter faces of the. end plates 65 of the frame of the paper feed devices. ()n the right hand end of the shaft 6, Whiclris mounted to turn in the side plates of the carriage is a lever arm X which extends forwardly over the adjustable projection a and in rear of the shaft 6 has 'a laterally projecting flange or plate 28 which overlies the short end 1 or an elbow lever Y pivoted at 3/ and having an upwardly extended part 3/ to the end of which. is a-pplien a finger piece 1 When. the lever Y is cur-rel rearwardly, itsend 7 acting on the part a: of the lever ar i X fast on the re sh shaft e, at the right hand side of the machine, will rock that shaft and the forward end. (-2 of said lever arm,there being a corresponding forward projection from said rock shaft at the left hand side of the m l i such projections x will p'rofl jections 0 on the parts o of the lever'arrns V Both.

(carried thereby, a scale bar normally loca printing line. Also duri. .g this operation,

ieonsly en the roller ends '0 of lever arms 41 will act upon the rear face of the cam projections u of rock shaft and carry the ma 'n clamp rolls 8 away from the hen the movement of lever Yrearwardly has been. carried to such point that the face ot' a? is at right angles to a line passing through the axis y, the parts will he looked in inoperative or oil position. Toprovide or the movement of the scale bar to the line of print without movement of the pressure or feed rolls away 'from the platen, the arm r of lever r is extended upwardly, as described. By movement rearwardly of its finger piece r, the, scale bar will he raised to the printing point, the feed or pressure rolls remaining against the platen.

The arms 8 are at their lower end onlarged and embrace the square shaf 6 be ing frictionally mounted thereon so that they may be moved laterally of the shaft or parallel with the axis of the platen. Tl'iis may he conveniently accomplished the finger pieces 5 applied to the arms 8 at the point indicated or preferably nearer the shaft 15.

The springs that serve to hold the paper feed devicesin normal. positions may he so constructed, arranged and adjusted as to serve where there is no paper in the machine merely to hold the rolls in Contact with the surface of the platen with a minimum of pressure or tension i. c. with practically no tension, acting primarily as links rather than as springs. The spring tension that is imposed upon the rolls will then be created primarily by the inserted sheet or sheets of paper which. act to separate the rolls from theplaten or in other words to depress the feed devices and impose ten sion upon the springs (Z 'lhese springs should be relatively heavy, as indicated in Fig. 15, so that very slight movement of the feed rolls away from the platen will impose such tension upon the springs that their reaction will eilect proper feed of one or more inserted sheets. i

I claim:

1. A visihle writing machine comprising at rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported "frame arrang below the platen, front and rear teed ro E! c d below the line of print, a lever for moving the scale bar to the line of print and the 5 paper feed frame away item the platen and nonnted thereby, means for moving the frame downwardly away from the platen, margin, paper clamps, a support therefor, and means operatively connecting the clamp support with the frame moving means automatically moving said clamps away from the platen when the paper feed frame moving means is operated and the paper feed frame ismoved away from the platen.

3. A visible writing machine comprising a rotatahle platen, a floating or loosely mounted sprin supported frame arranged below the platen, front and rear feel'l rolls carried thereby, means for moving-the frame downwardly away from the platen, margin paper clamps adjustable longitudinally of the platen, a support for said clamps and means operatively connecting the clamp support with the frame moving means for automatically moving them out of engagement with the platen when the paper frame moving means is operated and the paper teed frame is moved away from the platen.

l. A visible writing machine comprising a rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported frame arranged below the platen, front and rear feed rolls carried thereloy, an alining or scale bar normally located below the line of print, a lever for moving the scale bar to the line of print and the paper. feed frame away from the platen, means for locking the frame in removed position and a second lever for moving the scale bar to the line of print without moving the frame away from the platen.

5. A visible writing machine comprising rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported frame arranged below the platen, front and rear feed rolls carried thereby, means for moving the frame downwardly away from the platen, margin paper clamps, a support therefor, means operatively connecting the clamp support with the frame moving means for automatically moving said clamps away from the platen when the paper feed frame is moved away from the platen and means for locking the frame in removed position,

(3. A visible writing machine comprising a rotatnhle platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported frame arranged heloiv platen, fr nt and rear feed rolls carri thereby, means for moving the 1 paper clamps adjustable longitudie downwardly away from the platen,

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moved position.

a rotatable are-act? nally of the platen, a support for said clamp support with the frame moving means for. automatically moving them out of on gag'ement with the platen when the paper feed frame is moved away from the and means for locking the frame in remachin'e comprising floating or loosely compris- 7. A visible Writing platen, a mounted spring supported ing end plates and a connecting paper table,

rear rolls carried thereby,

by said endplates' for positively oriving the rear feed rolls the surface speed as that of the platen, a transverse shaft embraced by the plates upon which the frame is movable toward and from the platen-and about ne front and means carried which frame may rock and means for moving the frame away from the platen.

8. A visible writing" machine comprising a rotatable; platen, a, mounted spring supported frame comprising end plates and a connecting paper table, front and rear plates and an interposed carried by the end plates, tively driving rear surface speed th transverse shaft on: brace:

feed rolls carried by said end 3 nan also upon which thframe 's niov for; and from the platen ano about which frame may rock means for moving frame sway from the plat n,

5). A visible Writing machine comprising a rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported from arranged below the platen, front and rear feed rolls carried thereb means for positively drivin o both the front and rear feed rolls the a rotatable platen, a floating or loo same surface speed as that of the platen, means for moving the frame downwardly away from the platen, an alining scale bar norinallv located below the line of print, means for automatically moving it to the line of print when the paper feed frame is moved away from the platen and means for independently moving said bar to theline of print Without moving the paper feed frame away from the platen.

10. A'visible Writing machine comprisin sel mounted supported frame arrange below the platen, front and rear feed roll carried thereby, means for positively driving the rear feed rolls the same surface speed as that "of the platen, means for moving the frame downwardly away from the platen, margin paper clamps support therefor and means operativcly connecting the clamp support with the moving means for automatically movi d away from the platen when the pap l rraine is moved away from tneav-n,

connecting" the A platen,

floating or loosely time If" ing theiranredownwardly away from the platen, ihargin paper clamps adjustable longitudinally of the platen, a support for said clamps and means operatively connecting the means for automatically of engagement with the platen when the paper feed frame is moved away from the platen.

12, it visible Writing machine comprising a rotatable platen, a floating or mounted spring supported frame comprising end plates and a. connecting paper table, front rsarfced rolls carried by said clamp support with the-frame moving loosely moving them out end plates, 'means for positively driving the front and rear "'eed rolls at the same surface of the platen, a-transversc shaft embraced by the end plates upon ich the frame is movable toward and the platen. and about which the frame lav rock and inc-ans for moving the frame Q platen. Writing machine comprising i ate-n, a floating or. loosely supported frame compzss and a connecting paper table, feel rolls carried by said an interposed. paper also carried by said plates, means for positively driving the front and rear feed rolls at the ine surface speed as that of the platen, a transverse shaft embraced by the frame upon which the end plates are movable toward and from the platen and about which the frame may rock and'means forinoving the frame away from the platen.

14. A visible Writing machine comprising a rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported frame arranged below the platen, front and rear feed rolls carried thcreby, means for positively driving the front and rear feed rolls at the Sail 16 surface speed as, that ofthe platen, means for moving the frame downwardly away from the platen, an alining or scale bar normally located below the line of nrint, means for automatically moving it to the line of print when the paper feed frame is moved away from the platen and means for independently moving said bar to the line of print Without moving frame away from the platen.

15. A visible Writing machine comprising a rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported frame compris end and a connecting paper table arranged below the platen, front and res" rolls car ed by the end plates, means for positively driving the front and rear feed rolls at the same surface speed as that of the platen, cans for moving the frame downwardly away from' the platen, margin paper clamps, a support therefor and means operatively connecting the clamp support with the frame moving means for automatically moving said clamps away from the platen when the paper feed frame is moved away from the platen,

16. A visible writing. machine comprising a rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported frame comprising end plates and a connecting paper table arranged below the platen, ront and rear feed rolls carried by the end plates, means for positively driving the front and rear feed rolls at the same surface speed as that of the platen, means for moving the frame downwardly away from the platen, margin paper *clamps adjustable longitudinally of the platen a support for the clamps and means operatively connecting the clamp support with the frame moving means for automatically moving them out of engage mcnt withwthe platen when the paper feed frame is moved away from the platen.

17. A visible writing machine comprising a rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported frame arranged below the platen, front and rear feed rolls carried by the frame, a transverse rock shaft about which the frame may rock and which serves as a guide for movement of the frame away from. the platen, means for rocking the shaft and an operative connection between the shaft and said frame whereby the latter is moved away from the platen when the shaft is rocked from normal position 18. A visible writing machine comprising a rota ,able platen, front and rear feed rolls, margin paper clamps carried by arms mounted below the platen, meansfor at will simultaneously throwing the front and rear feed rolls and margin clamps out of opera tive relation with the platen and means for locking the parts in inoperativeposition.

19. A visible writing machine comprising a rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mountedspring supported frame arranged below the platen, front and rear feed rolls carried by the frame, a transverse, rock shaft about which the frame may rock and which serves as a guide for movement of the frame away from the platen, means for rocking the shaft and an operative connection between the shaft and said frame whereby the latter is moved away from the platen when the shaft is rocked from normal position combined with margin clamps and means for automatically moving the clamps away from the platen when the front and rear feed rolls are so moiged.

20. A visible writing machine comprising a rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mesonmounted spring supported frame arranged below the platen, front and rear feed rolls about which the frame may rock and which serves as a guide for movement of the frame away from the platen, means for rocking, the shaft and an operative connection between the shaft and said frame whereby the latter mounted spring supported frame arranged.

below the platen, front and rear feed rolls carried by the frame, a transverse rock shaft about which the frame may rock and which serves as a guide for movement of the frame away from the platen, means for rocking the shaft and an operative connection between the shaft and said frame whereby the latter is moved away from the platen when the shaft is rocked from normal position combined with margin clamps and means for automatically moving the clamps away from the platen when the front and rear feed rolls are so moved and means for locking the parts in removed or inoperative position.

2-2. A visible writing machine comprising a rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported frame arranged below the platen, front and rear feed rolls carried by the frame, atransverse rock shaft about w l-lGll the frame may rock and whlch serves as a guide for movement of the frame away from the platen, means for rocking the shaft and an operative connection between the shaft and said frame whereby the latter is moved away from the platen. when the shaft is rocked from normal position, combined with a scale bar normally located below the line of print, means for automatically raising it to the line of print when the feed rolls are-moved away from the platen and means for locking the parts in removed or inoperative position.

23. A visible writing machine comprising the combination of a rotatable platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported franie located below the platen and front and rear feed rolls carried thereby, front margin clamps a rock shaft by which they are carried located below the platen, means for moving the floating frame downwardly and means operated by a part of said frame moving means during the downward movement of said floating frame for then automatically rocking the margin clamp shaft to carry the clamps away from the platen.

2%. A visible writing machine comprising the combination of a rotatable platen, a

, carried by the frame, a transverse rock shaft floating or looselymounted spring supported frame located below the platen and front and rear feed rolls carried thereby, front margin clamps, a rock shaft upon which they are mounted for adjustment longitudinally of the platen located below the platen, means for moving the floating frame downwardly and means operatedby a part of said frame moving means during the down pressing them and operative connections by ,which when the arms are depressed said 7 Copies of this patent may be obtained for frame is moved downwardly and the margin clamps are moved away from the platen by the freeends of the lever arms.

ressin them and o erative connections b P a v P y 26. A visible writing machine comprising which when the arms are depressed said frame and margin clamps are moved away from the platen combined with a scale bar normally located below the line of print and means whereby it is automatically movedto the line of print when the feed rolls and margin clamps are thrown out of operative relation to the platen.

27. A visible writing machine comprising the combination of a rotating platen, a floating or loosely mounted spring supported frame located below the platen, feed rolls carried thereby, margin clamps, horizontally arranged leverarms 11, means for depressing them and operative connections by which when the arms are depressed said frame and margin clamps are moved away from the platen combined with a scale bar "normally located below the line of print and means whereby itis automatically moved to the line of print when the feed rolls and margin clamps are thrown out of operative relation to the platen and means for independently moving the scale bar to the line of print.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name. v

EDWARD" nEss.

Witnesses S. A. HASTING, L. F. BROWNING.

five cents each, by. addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

- Washington, D. C. 

